Cyrus Says

On this week's episode of Cyrus Says, Cyrus is joined by the iconic journalist and writer Bachi Karkaria. Cyrus and Bachi talk about:

• Her education in Kolkata

• Working with Khushwant Singh in the late 60s

• Putting local stories onto the front page

• The inane questions she gets for her column 'Giving Gyan'

• An in -depth look at the speakers, themes, panels and sessions at the upcoming Times Litfest in Mumbai.

Follow Bachi Karkaria on twitter at @bachikarkaria

The Time Litfest takes place from the 14th to 16th of December 2018 and you can see the list of speakers, attendees and session schedules at https://timeslitfest.com/

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This week on Cock & Bull Cyrus is joined by comedian Aakash Mehta, Swati , Amit and Abbas. The 5 of them have a heated discussion about:

• What is a 'gotra'? Why is politics around gotras a big deal?

• The correct pronunciation of 'Genghis Khan'

• The farmers protest in Delhi

• The similarities between the Nigerian President and Sorabh Pant

• Whether news channels should pay a penalty for wrong/fake news

Follow Aakash Mehta on twitter @kuchbhimehta

Listen to Aakash and Navin's podcast 'Varta Lab' here: http://ivmpodcasts.com/vartalab/

Listen to ep. 86 of 'The Seen and the Unseen' here: https://ivm.today/2Qxm5s8

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This week on Cyrus Says, Cyrus talks to author, journalist and exponent of Indian classical music Namita Devidayal. Cyrus and Namita talk about:

• Her start in journalism

• Her music classes at Kennedy bridge

• Journey of 'The Music Room', her first book

• Singing in front of Mick Jagger

• The upcoming Times Litfest and its curation

• Her new book 'The Sixth String of Vilayat Khan'

You can order Namita's new book here 

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On this week's Cock & Bull, Cyrus is joined by actor Trupti Khamkar, Swati and Abbas. The four of them discuss:

• US missionary killed by an isolated Andaman tribe

• The nature of political rhetoric and what counts as "playing dirty"

• The crumbling Great wall and the straightening tower of Pisa

• Can we be "objectumsexual"?

• Mary Kom becoming a six time boxing champion

Follow Trupti on instagram at @actortrupti

You can also listen to Trupti on our comedy podcast with Aadar Malik and Navin Noronha 'Sun Lo Jee, Sonulogy' - http://ivmpodcasts.com/sunlojee

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This week on Cyrus Says, Cyrus is joined by Varun Duggirala - marketing and advertising profesional, co-founder and content chief of The Glitch, and podcaster. Cyrus and Varun talk about:

• Varun's days as an intern at Mtv and producing shows for Channel V

• His oddball jobs from a call centre employee to a whiskey promoter

• His college days in Pune and Bangalore

• The Glitch's origin story

• His new podcast on IVM called 'Advertising is Dead'

Follow Varun on instagram @dailydement

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On this week's Cock & Bull Cyrus is joined by stand up comic Sriraam Padmanabhan, Amit, Swati and Abbas. They discuss:

• T.M. Krishna's concert cancelled by the airport authorities

• What is "BDE" in light of Oxford dictionary's word of the year

• Mithali Raj becoming India's highest run getter in T20s

• Abhijit Mitra Iyer's arrest

• Sriraam's cross to bear with reality shows

• Jack Dorsey's comments on fake news

Follow Sriraam in twitter @sriraamp 

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On this week's 'Cyrus Says' Cyrus is joined by comedian Saurav Mehta. Cyrus and Saurav discuss:

• The Indian concept of 'bakshish'

• Saurav's school and it's (in)famous alumni

• Living near the CM's house

• Going from CA to stand-up

• Being the first Jain comic

Follow Saurav on instagram @sauravmehta90

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On this week's episode of Cock & Bull Cyrus is joined by stand-up comedian Kajol Srinivasan, Amit and Abbas. The four of them discuss:

• Virat Kohli's "leave the country" comment

• Trump's scuffle with CNN journalist Jim Acosta

• Should we be allowed to legally change our age?

• Is Congress the new BJP?

• China's first AI newscasters

• Remembering Stan Lee

Follow Kajol on twitter @LOLrakshak 

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On this episode Cyrus is joined by journalist and fellow podcaster Rachel Lopez. Cyrus and Rachel talk about:

• Rachel's podcast 'Wordy Wordpecker' about the origins of words

• Her series of Mumbai taxi ceiling art, 350 unique designs

• The intriguing stories she gets to write in Hindustan Times

• Whether emojis will replace language

• Milind Soman's running

Listen to all episodes of 'Wordy Wordpecker' here: 

Follow Rachel on instagram at @thegreaterbombay

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On the Diwali week of Cock & Bull Cyrus is joined by Surbhi Bagga, Amit Doshi and comedian Saurav Mehta. They talk about:

• The unveiling of the Statue of Unity
• Delhi's smog and profanities
• Surbhi's immaculate pronunciation of an ex-Indian skipper's name
• Samsung making 'dad phones'
• KFC's weird contest in the US

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